Reviewed by: Joe

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Produced by: Steven Spielberg & Walter F. Parkes

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Garner, Martin Sheen, & Christopher Walken

Released: December 25, 2002

Thriller, Crime/Gangster, Drama and Action/Adventure 2 hrs. 20 min. Frank Abagnale, Jr. (DiCaprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer and as a co-pilot for a major airline - all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame. At the age of 17, Frank became the most successful bank robber in the history of the United States. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) had made it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase.

Catch Me If You Can is another good offering from the creative directing genius of Steven Spielberg but certainly isn’t one of his greatest and not even close to the creativity of Minority Report earlier this year. The film is certainly a great diversion from the usual dramatic fares but Catch Me seems too slow and flat in portions of the feature. Besides those squabbles, everything else seems to click especially from the cast with the exception of Jennifer Garner’s character, which has more to do with her character not really doing anything and not her acting ability. Catch Me If You Can is a nice film, though, for people to relax in without having to waste a very long time with or being too blown away with elaborate special effects. Catch this film, if you can. If not, don't worry too much about it.